Designation: D 1710-08

.ffIP
!.!IEE!4I!eNAl

Standard Specification for

Extruded Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Rod, Heavy Walled
Tubing and Basic Shapesl
Tlris stanclard is issuccl undcr thc lixed dcsignation D 1710; the number immediately following the designation indicates the ycar of
original adoption or, in thc casc of revision. thc year of lasl revision. A numbcr in paenthcses indicatcs the year of last rcapprova). A
superscript cpsilon (e) indicatcs an cditorial change sincc thc last rcvision or rcapproval.

This starLdurd lrus been approv'etl Jbr use b.r, ogencies o! tfu Depannent oJ Defen,re.

1. Scope* D 374 Test Methods for Thickness of Solid Electrical Insu-

1.1 This specification covers extruded polytetrafluoroethyl- lation
ene (PTFE) rod, heavy-walled tubing, and hasic shapes manu- D 618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
factured from the PTFE resin of Specification l) 41j94 and D 638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
reprocessed PTFE resin (as defined in Guides l) 5{}31 and D 7il2 Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity (Rela-
D 7209). tive Density) of Plastics by Displacement
1.2 The specification covers all sizes of rod, tubing, and D 8.33 TerminoJogy Relating to Plastics
basic shapes with a wall thickness of 1.6 mm (%e in.) or I) 1600 Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to
greater. These materials must be rnade wholly from PTFE and Plastics
produced in accordance with good commercial ram extrusion D 3lt.)2 Practice for Packaging/Packing of Plastics
practices. D 489,1 Specification for Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
Granular Molding and Ram Extrusion Materials
Nore l-This spccificati<ln and ISO/DIS 13000-1 (1997) and ISO/DIS
D 5033 Guide for Development of ASTM Standards Relat-
13000-2 (1997) differ in approach, lrowcver, data obtained using either are
technically equivalent.
ing to Recycling and Use of Recyoled Plastics''
Nore 2-For compression nrolded PTFE materials, see Specification D 5140 Guide for Writing Material Standards in the Clas-
D3294. Material thal can bc cert:ificd to Specification D3294 nay be sification D 4000 F'onnat
substituted for Specilication D 1710, however the reverse in not true. D 5947 Test Methods for Physical Dimensions of Solid
1.3 The values statcd in Sl units. as detailed in IEEE/ASTM Plastics Specirnens
SI 10 are to be regarded as the standard. The inch-pound units L)'72A9 Guide for Waste Reduction, Resource Recovery,
given in parentheses are provided for information only. and Use of Recycled Polymeric Materials and Products
1.4 The following precautionary caveat pertains to the test li 94 Guide for Radiographic Examination
methods portion, Section 12, only of this speciiication: I/zls IEEE/ASTM SI l0 Standard fbr the Use of the International
standard does rutt purltorl to utltlress all of the safety concents, System of Units (SI): Tbe Modern Metric Systema
if any. associated w,ith its use. It i.t tlrc rcspon,sibiliQ of the user 2.2 ISO Standards:s
oJ' this standntd to estctblish appntpriate saJ'ety and health ISO 13000-1 (2005) Plastics-Polytetrafluoroethylene
practices and determine the applicabilitlt rf regulatory linita- (PTFE) Semi-Finished Products, Part 1: Basis for Speci-
tions prior to use. fication
ISO 13000-2 (2005) Plastics-Polytetrafluoroethylene
2. Referenced Documents (PTFE) Semi-Finished Products, Part 2: Preparation of
2.t ASTM Srandard.s: 2 Test Specimen and Determination of Properties
D 149 Test Method for Dielectric Breakdown Voltage and
3. Terminology
Dielectric Strength of Solid Electrical Insulating Materials
at Commercial Power Frequencies 3.1 Definitions-Definitions are in accordance with Termi-
nology D 883 unless otherwise specilied.
3 .l .1 lot, ,2-one production run or a uniform blend of two
I This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D20 on or more ptoduction ruIls.
Plastics and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.15 on Thennoplastic
Materials.
Current edition approved April l, 2008. Published May 2008. Originally
approved in 1960. I-ast prrvious edition approved in 2002 as D l7l0 - 02. 'Withdrawn.
2
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or 'Available li'om ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Consho
cnntact ASTM Custonrer Service at [email protected] Annual Book of ASTM hocken, PA 19428.
5
Standards volume infomration. refcr to tlre standard's Document Summarl pagc on Available from American National Standards Insritute (ANSI), 25 W 43rd St..
thc ASTM website. 4th Fltxrr, Ncrv York, NY t0036, http://www'-ansi.org.

*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.

Copyright @ASTlvl International, 100 Barr Harbor Drjve, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States.